Kike Barja

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Barja and the second or maternal family name is Afonso.

Enrique "Kike" Barja Afonso (born 1 April 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a winger for La Liga club Osasuna.

Kike Barja

Barja with Osasuna in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Enrique Barja Afonso
Date of birth	(1997-04-01) 1 April 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth	Noáin, Spain
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position	Winger
Team information
Current team	Osasuna
Number	11
Youth career
2005–2014	Osasuna
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2018	Osasuna B	144	(37)
2014–	Osasuna	174	(9)
International career‡
2014	Spain U17	1	(1)
2015	Spain U18	2	(0)
2015	Spain U19	1	(0)
2025–	Basque Country	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 November 2025

Club career

Born in Noáin, Navarre, Barja joined CA Osasuna's youth setup in 2005 at the age of eight.^[1] He made his senior debut for the reserves on 25 August 2013 at the age of 16, coming on as a second-half substitute for Miguel Olavide and scoring the last in a 2–0 Tercera División home win against CD Huarte.^[2]

On 28 November 2015, Barja scored a brace in a 4–0 away routing over UD Mutilvera; he added another double seven days later, in a 5–0 thrashing of CD Erriberri.^[3] The following 25 September, he again scored two goals in a 3–1 home win against CD Guijuelo in the Segunda División B.^[4]

On 15 May 2017, Barja was definitely promoted to the main squad ahead of the 2017–18 season.^[5] He made his first team – and La Liga – debut five days later, replacing Carlos Clerc in a 0–5 away loss to Sevilla FC, as his side was already relegated.^[6]

International career

Barja was called up to the Basque Country national team for a friendly match against Palestine on 15 November 2025.^[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 5 January 2023

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Copa del Rey		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Osasuna B	2013–14[8]	Tercera División	28	6	—		1[a]	0	29	6
	2014–15[8]	Tercera División	32	4	—		2[a]	1	34	5
	2015–16[8]	Tercera División	31	12	—		4[a]	0	35	12
	2016–17[9]	Segunda División B	37	8	—		—		37	8
	2017–18[9]	Segunda División B	16	7	—		—		16	7
	Total		144	37	—		7	1	151	38
Osasuna	2016–17[9]	La Liga	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2017–18[9]	Segunda División	19	1	1	0	—		20	1
	2018–19[9]	Segunda División	34	3	1	0	—		35	3
	2019–20[9]	La Liga	8	0	2	0	—		10	0
	2020–21[9]	La Liga	33	2	4	4	—		37	6
	2021–22[9]	La Liga	21	2	3	0	—		24	2
	2022–23[9]	La Liga	8	1	3	0	—		11	1
	Total		124	9	14	4	—		138	13
Career total			268	46	14	4	7	1	289	51

1. Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs

Honours

Osasuna

• Segunda División: 2018–19
• Copa del Rey: runner-up 2022–23^[10]

Osasuna B

• Tercera División: 2015–16